Grain-crib.



H. B. NAYLOR.

GRAIN cm.

- APPLICATION PILED OUT- 24, 1912.

1,061,683. Patented May 13, 1913.

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GRAIN CRIB.

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GRAIN OR IB.

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WITNESZBSZS INVHMT'OH UNITED STATES PATENT o FIoE.

HARRY B. NAYLOR, F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL 'FIRE PROQFING PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA GRAIN-cars.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed October 24, 1912. Serial No. 727,564.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY B. NAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pittsburgh, county of Allegheny, and

'5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grain-Cribs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which' Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of a grain crib embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same, taken on the line 'II--II of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the crib with some of the ventilators removed; Fig. 4 is a vertical sect-ion through a portion of the crib Wall; Fig. 5 is a plan view showing how the channel members of the crib may be constructed; Fig. 6 is a similar view showing how the ventilators may be constructed; Fig. 7 is an end view of one of the ventilators, and corresponding to the portion shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a horizontal section on a large scale of a portion of the crib; Figs. 9and 10 are top plan views of the corner and intermediate colun'ins respectively; and Fig. 11 is a detail 1 view showing one of the door bars.

30 My invention has, relation to grain cribs, such. as corn cribs, and is designed to provide a grain crib having its side and end walls constructed wholly of tile members.

The invention provides a' grain crib which can be constructed at a comparatively low 1 cost; which is durable; which provides for effective ventilation of the interior of the crib; and in which the ventilators are so arranged as to exclude weather, the entrance ofvermin, etc., and also prevent the escape of shelled grain.

,The nature of my invention will be best understood byreference to theaccompanying drawings in which I have shown the preferred embodiment thereof, and which will now be described; it being premised, however, that various changes may be made in the detailsof construction and arrangementof the several parts without departing from thespi'rit and scope of my invention,

as defined in the appended claims.

In these drawings, the numeral 2 designatesthe corner columnsof the structure. These columns'con'sist of hollowrectangu- 55 lar tile sections,'.having on their two inner sides the corner ribs 3 for the purpose hereinafter described. The superposed sections of the corner columns are separated from each other by the horizontally extending beams 4, these beams preferably consisting of tile sections in the form of channels placed end to end in such a manner as to break joints in successive beams. These channel members may be conveniently made by forming rectangular tiles 5 of the form shown in Fig. 5, with scores or slots 5 at opposite sides, the tiles being subsequently broken to each forn two channels. Preferably the troughs of the channels are filled with concrete or cement the beams being further reinforced by one or more metallic rods, 6, extending through each beam, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. These reinforcing rods may extend continuously across any door openings 7 which are provided. in the structure as shown in Fig. 3, or they may consist of vertically swinging sections 6*, as shown in Fig. 11, one end being pivoted at 6 and the other end being formed with a hook 6 to, engage an eye on the reinforces Intermediate the corner columns, the channel members are supported at intervals upon column sections 8, which are preferably in the form of hollow rectangular tiles, having corner lips or flanges 9. These column sections are preferably so placed as to be out-of aline ment vertically, each section supporting at its upper end the jointbctween two Offtl'ld channel members and resting at its lowerend upon the intermediate portion channel member. The spaces between these column sections containventilators, as par--- tially shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 (some of the ventilators being removed from these figures for. convenience). Each set of ventilators consists of a plurality of angular tile members 10 of inverted v formplaced one above another in the manner most clearly shown in Fig. 4, and separated from each other by intervening ventilator spaces 11.. 100 The ventilators are secured against vertical displacement by cementin their 'eii to the columns, and are hclf against lateral displacement by the lips 3 and 9 onlj'the 001 umnsections. The ventilators may he con- "able foun'dation v 13, and

f The structure described'can be rapidly spaces between the ventilators 'Ventsfthe entrance of weather to the interior of the';crib but they constnucted at a comparatively lowjv cost and provides an extremely durable and eflici'ent grain crib. The angular form of the;

not only prealso preventit-he escapeand supporting the same, the open" spaces between the courses intermedia'teof the ver- 65 tical' tiles having a plurality of spaced angular ventilator members; substantially as described.

f6. A grain crib having a wall composed can. be'made sufliciently narrow so as to;

of-shelled grain thereth'rough." These spaces separated horizontal courses of tiles, andlvo [spaced vertical tiles between said courses prevent the entrance of mice, rats-and" and supporting the same, the .QPen" spaces] other vermin, while at the same time a larger total amount of ventilating spacefis provided than has been provided hereto- The channcl members as vshown are prefat 15' in Fig. i 2.

scribed.

erably extended to the extreme 'cornersof the structure, the ends of the corner" (thannels bemg beveled to fit each other, as shown-f WhataI claim is I 1. A grain crib'having a wall composed.

-of separated horizontal courses of tiles 'and' spaced vertical tiles between said courses and supporting the'same, the open spaces between the courses intermediate of the verticaltiles having a plurality of spaced parallelventilator membersysubstantially as v spaced vertical tiles between said courses 90 described. 2.- .-:A;grain crib,'having.a wall composed- {of separated horizontal courses of tiles, "and spaced vertical tiles between said courses? iandts'upporting the same atIthe j oints' there- Q or; the open spacesbetwee'n the courses in} terlnediate 0f the 'vertical tiles having a" bers, the vertical tiles b'etween adjacent horizontal coursesbeingiin staggered relation except at the corners of'.tl1ebuilding and adjacent to door openings in the wall, where they are in line; substantially as de- 4. A grain crib havingwall composed of separated horizontal courses of tiles, and spaced vertical tiles between said courses supporting the same, the open spaces between the courses intermediate of the vertical tiles having a plurality of spaced parallel ventilator members, the vertical tiles having corner ribs or flanges to retain said members; substantially as described.

ventilator members of inverted .V-shaped tiles in nested 'spacedrelation substantially u as described;

- 7. A grain crib havinga wall composed 0f separated horizontal courses of tiles, and

spaced vertical tiles between said courses and supporting the same, the open spaces 5 between the courses intermediate of the vertical tiles havinga plurality of spaced par- I allel ventilator members, the tiles in the stantially as described.

horizontal courses being of channel form and having a filling of plastic material; sub- 8. A grains crib having a wall composed of separated horizontal courses of tiles, and.'

tical tiles having-a plurality of spaced par-1 'allelventilator, members, the tiles 'in the horizontal; courses being of channel formh9 5 and having a filling ofplastic material, and I frelnforcing members embedded in the said filling and extending throughout the course; substantially as described v 9. A grain crib having a wall composed of separated horizontal courses of tiles, and, r

spaced vertical tiles between saidcourses and'supporting the same, the, open spaces between the courses intermediate of the verticaltiles havingta pluralityofspaced parallel ventilator nembers, the tiles in the horizontal courses being, of channel form. and having a. filling of plastic materlal,

and reinforcing member's embedded in the t a said filling and extending throughout the 1 course, and having connections across door openings formed n. the wall; substantially as descrlbed.

In testimony, whereofl I have hereunto set my hand.

' HARRY B. 'NAYLOB.

' -VVitnesses: v v a I JEssu B. HELLER,

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